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congestion pricing stories: 4 news briefs
Motorists balk at prospect of paying up to $5 to drive to city center
Los Angeles Times Dec 30, 08 4:27 AM CST
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A plan to charge motorists for driving downtown in peak hours could be a step too far even for famously green San Francisco, the Los Angeles Times reports. City officials say the plan, which would be the first of its kind in the nation if it passes, would reduce traffic and pollution—but reactions so far have been mostly negative.
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Tolls for high-traffic areas had been mayor's pet project
New York Times Apr 7, 08 5:23 PM CDT
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New York state legislators today killed a plan that would have brought congestion pricing—higher fees at peak traffic hours—to parts of Manhattan, a major defeat for Mike Bloomberg, the Times reports. The mayor and a coalition of environmental groups backed the idea, but legislators from the city's outer boroughs and elsewhere opposed the fees, which would have been as high as $8, as regressive.
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City passes $8 fee to drive into midtown Manhattan
New York Daily News Apr 1, 08 4:54 AM CDT
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New York City has moved a step closer to charging drivers $8 to enter midtown Manhattan. The City Council voted 30-20 in favor of the proposal, known as "congestion pricing," that has already been established in cities like London to reduce traffic. The next hurdle is approval from the state legislature. Mayor Bloomberg said the vote mirrors the "strong backing" of New Yorkers, reports the New York Daily News .
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Plan calls for $8 fee to drive into Manhattan
New York Times Apr 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
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Michael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street.
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